Cutting up fowl to predict the future is, if done honestly and with as little interpretation as possible, a kind of randomization. But chicken guts are hard to read and invite flights of fancy or corruption. Ian Hacking chickencorruptioncut share on social
A lost election can have the jolt of a drop through the gallows door, leading to a dark night of the soul in which the future presses down like a cloud that will never lift. James Wolcott clouddarkdoor Change image and share on social
Every painting I do blends time frames. The great thing about being an artist is I can make the past join the present in some reality of the future. Thomas Kinkade artistblendframe Change image and share on social
I urge North Korea's leaders to reflect on Burma's experience. While the work of reform is ongoing, Burma has already broken out of isolation and opened the door to a far better future for its people. Thomas E. Donilon breakburmadoor Change image and share on social
To God, all things are present; there is no past or future - it is all now. Mother Angelica futuregodpast Change image and share on social
I don't know what my future holds. I'm gonna love playing football for as long as I can, but there's a lot of other things that I would love to accomplish. Tim Tebow accomplishfootballfuture Change image and share on social
When you're poor, you know nothing about the future, you know nothing about the world, nothing that goes on outside 300 yards around you. Lee Trevino futurepoorworld Change image and share on social
I'd been sending out demos and CDs for years. I knew my stuff was good enough, but I was getting nowhere. Then, three people - my future manager and two publishers - happened to send one of my tracks to EMI publishing in the same week. All of a sudden, they were interested! Calvin Harris demoemifuture share on social
The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy. Dietrich Bonhoeffer abandonaccountclaim share on social
Educating girls just one year beyond the average fourth grade education increases their eventual earnings by 10 to 20 percent. Every additional year of secondary education can increase future wages by 15 to 25 percent. Gayle Tzemach Lemmon additionalaverageearnings share on social
